WMO OSCAR | Satellite: TIMED

Satellite: TIMED

Satellite details

Acronym	TIMED
Full name	Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics mission
Satellite Description	Single flight unit of the TIMED programme. Main mission: solar-terrestrial interactions. Substantial contribution to atmospheric dynamics (upper-atmosphere wind).
Mass at launch	660 kg	Dry mass	587 kg
Power	426 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from the Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL).
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	625 km
Inclination	74 °

Space agency	NASA
Status	Operational
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	07 Dec 2001	EOL	≥2021
Last update:	2021-01-18

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics mission
- TIMED (2001 - 2021)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on TIMED

Acronym	Full name
GUVI	Global Ultra-Violet Imager
SABER	Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry
SEE	Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Experiment
TIDI	TIMED Doppler Interferometer

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on TIMED

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	Comments
GUVI	Global Ultra-Violet Imager	22 Jan 2002	≥2021 *	Degraded	Scan Motor stuck on 2 May 2008
SABER	Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry	22 Jan 2002	≥2021 *	Active
SEE	Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Experiment	22 Jan 2002	≥2021 *	Active
TIDI	TIMED Doppler Interferometer	22 Jan 2002	≥2021 *	Active

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed